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Aren’t you a little short for a stormtrooper?
— Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope ‧ 1977
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
A supposed mark of authority becomes an opportunity for a joke about height. By asking whether someone is tall enough for the role, the speaker refuses to sound impressed. The small, pointed question cuts its target down to size instead of granting them importance.
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In context
Spoilers for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New HopeShow the scene
Disguised in stolen stormtrooper armour, Luke reaches Princess Leia's cell in the Death Star's detention block, and this is how she greets her would-be rescuer. He frees her, but a squad of stormtroopers soon has the whole rescue party pinned down, until Leia takes charge and blasts open a grate that drops them all into a garbage compactor.
Sources (2)
- Wookieepedia: Star Wars: Episode IV A New HopePlot summaryReference checked
- Wikiquote: Star Wars (film)Princess Leia Organa sectionReference checked
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